Bed-pan.



F. WELSH.

BED PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11. 191,.

Patented Dec. 25,1917.

FLORA WELSH, OFWA'IERVILLE, OHIO.

BED-PAN.

Specification of I.etters Patent. Patented .Dec. 25, 1917.,

Application filed January 17, 1917. Serial No. 142,846.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLORA WELSH, a citizen of the United States,residingat lVater ville, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Pans; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a bed pan andhas for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character,which shall be simple, durable and efficient, and which may bemanufactured and sold at a compartively low cost.

Another object of this invention is to provide a body portion having aninclined top rcmovably secured thereon and provided with a pear shapedopening providing a very etlicient and comfortable seat for a personwhile in use and which \vill prevent any of the contents from spillingtherefrom when the device is accidentally tipped 0r tilted while in use.

A further object of this invention is to providea top having a handleand of such shape as to lit the opening in the top, so that the devicemay be rradily closed after being used to render a sanitary device.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe followingdescription and accompanying drawin in which:

igure 1 is a plan view of a bed pan constructed in accordance with myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the top.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates as anentirety, the body of my improved bed pan consisting of a l'mttOIIl 2having'upstanding walls 3 formed thereon. A top 4 has a downwardlydepending flange 5 formed thereon which is re-- celved by the upstandingwalls 3. The top 4 is provided with a substantially pear shaped opening6, the smaller end of which opens outwardly. The edge of the top 4 thatforms the pear shaped opening 6 is bent downwardly to form a flange 7,which provides a smooth and comfortable seat to the user. The top 4.- isprovided with an upwardly inclined portion 7 at its rear end while itssides incline downwardly to form an inclined seat or rest for the user.

A substantially pear shaped cover 8 has downwardly depending flanges 9formed thereon adapted to be received within the substantially pearshaped opening 6 of the top 4, whereby the device may be entirelyinclosed forming a sanitary bed pan. Upstanding arms 10 are secured tothe cover 8 in spaced relation and are connected together by a suitablehand grip or handle 11, whereby the cover 8 may be readi y removed andreplaced upon the top l when desired.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be noted that a sanitary bed pan has been provided,which can be readily assem bled for cleansing purposes, and each partbeing so constructed that all foreign matter can be readily cleanedtherefrom when desired.

'lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,con' d -alion and arrangement of parts may he made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

\Vhat is claimed is:

A bed pan comprising a bottom, upstanding flanges formed on said bottom,a top, downwardly extendin flanges formed on said top and receive by thefirst named flanges ta support the top, saiz imp being inchnaddownwardly and having a pear si' ped npening therein, saizz0pm1ing=exthmu h one ege of the to and m ciosesl by the first namedflanges, and 1 ghaped cover closing said opening.

a zm sm In testimony whereof I affix my sigha ture in presence of WeWitnesses. FLORA WELSH. Nitnesse C. W SHQEMAKER, SUSAN SHOEMAKER.

